Bled 🇸🇮

Bled is know for Lake Bled, Bled Castle, and a vanilla and cream pastry, kremna rezina. After a month on the road and rainy english weather we headed straight for the cream filled pastry and photographed the lake and castle on the way.

The pastry was brought to the local Hotel Park in 1953 by Ištvan Lukačević. As of October 2009, 10 million cream cakes had been baked at the hotel and we were more than happy to add to the count. The highlight for the kids was the robotic cat that brought the food out to the tables.

Lake Bled dates back to the Ice Age after the recession of the Bohinj glacier. At the middle of the lake is an island with the Church of the Assumption. There are numerous local traditions associated with the church such as ringing the bell in the church will fulfill one of your wishes and if a husband can carry his newly married bride up the 99 stairs from the dock into the church they will be ensured a happy marriage.